package me.softwareengineer.guice.rendering.util;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import me.softwareengineer.guice.rendering.domain.Element;

/**
 * A utility class maintains collection helper methods
 * 
 * @author yadtahir
 * @since 1.0
 */
public class CollectionUtil {

	/**
	 * 
	 * @return an empty children list
	 */
	public static List<Element> getEmptyChildren() {
		return new ArrayList<Element>();
	}

	

	/**
	 * 
	 * @return an empty properties
	 */
	public static Map<String, String> getEmptyProperties() {
		return new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
	}

}
